Anaheim Ducks left wing Rickard Rakell (67) swipes at the puck in the second period during an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona Coyotes right wing Josh Archibald (45) in the second period during an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Anaheim Ducks left wing Max Jones (49) checks Arizona Coyotes defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin to the ice in the first period during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Anaheim Ducks right wing Daniel Sprong (11) shoots in front of Arizona Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson in the first period during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski (33) scores a goal against the Anaheim Ducks in the second period during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson (4) and Anaheim Ducks right wing Jakob Silfverberg (33) race for the puck in the first period during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller (30) and Korbinian Holzer cover up the puck in the second period during an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson celebrates with Darcy Kuemper (35) after scoring a short handed goal against the Anaheim Ducks in the first period during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Anaheim Ducks left wing Rickard Rakell (67) swipes at the puck in the second period during an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Anaheim Ducks center Carter Rowney (24) in the second period during an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller (30) covers up the puck as Josh Manson (42) clears Arizona Coyotes center Alex Galchenyuk (17) from the crease during the second period during an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski (33) reacts after scoring a goal against the Anaheim Ducks in the second period during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jason Demers (55) in the second period during an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jordan Oesterle and Anaheim Ducks right wing Troy Terry (61) become entangled during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. Arizona defeated Anaheim 6-1. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Oliver Ekman-Larsson #23 and Brad Richardson #15 of the Arizona Coyotes celebratre after Ekman-Larsson scored a short-handed goal against the Anaheim Ducks during the first period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Oliver Ekman-Larsson #23 of the Arizona Coyotes shoots to score a short-handed goal against the Anaheim Ducks during the first period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Alex Galchenyuk #17 of the Arizona Coyotes passes the puck ahead of Max Jones #49 of the Anaheim Ducks during the first period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: The Arizona Coyotes celebrate after Jason Demers #55 scored a goal against the Anaheim Ducks during the first period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Goaltender Ryan Miller #30 of the Anaheim Ducks makes a pad save as Nick Cousins #25 of the Arizona Coyotes and Cam Fowler #4 skate in during the first period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks skates with the puck ahead of Mario Kempe #29 of the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Cam Fowler #4 of the Anaheim Ducks shoots the puck against the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: (L-R) Jakob Silfverberg #33, Devin Shore #29 and Rickard Rakell #67 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate after Silfverberg scored a goal against the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Goaltender Ryan Miller #30 of the Anaheim Ducks in action during the second period of the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Rickard Rakell #67 of the Anaheim Ducks skates with the puck against Jason Demers #55 of the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Rickard Rakell #67 of the Anaheim Ducks skates with the puck ahead of Alex Galchenyuk #17 of the Arizona Coyotes during the third period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Ducks 6-1. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Goaltender Darcy Kuemper #35 of the Arizona Coyotes during the third period of the NHL game against the Anaheim Ducks at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Ducks 6-1. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 14: Corey Perry #10 of the Anaheim Ducks awaits a face-off during the first period of the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on March 14, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Ducks’ winter of discontent continued Thursday, their 2018-19 season down to 10 games after they dropped a 6-1 decision to the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena, a game they dominated for brief stretches but couldn’t put under their control.

Ryan Miller wasn’t sharp in goal and the Ducks didn’t give him sufficient help while making a steady march to the penalty box in the decisive second period. The Coyotes took advantage of all the Ducks had to offer, which was plenty.

Vinny Hinostroza scored twice on the power play in the middle period and Arizona built a commanding 4-1 lead heading in the third period. Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jason Demers also scored for the Coyotes, locked in a pitched battle with several other teams for a wild-card playoff spot.

Hinostroza then completed his first NHL hat trick with a third goal in the final minute of the third to make it 5-1. Mario Kempe ended it with a flourish at the final horn, smacking home a pass from Christian Fischer that accounted for the sixth goal for Arizona.

“I don’t think it was a 6-1 game out there,” Ducks right wing Jakob Silfverberg said. “It felt different than that. We had our chances. Just didn’t score. Then, kind of the flavor of the week, we take too many penalties and they capitalized and we never really bounced back.”

As has become his custom this season, Silfverberg stood out among his Ducks teammates, a towering pillar of stability in a sea of chaos. Silfverberg’s goal in the opening minute of the second period moved the Ducks within 2-1 before Hinostroza beat Miller twice later in the period.

Bob Murray, the Ducks’ general manager and interim coach, raised more than a few eyebrows when he signed Silfverberg to a five-year, $26.25-million contract extension. Armchair general managers criticized the deal because it was too long and for too much money.

Silfverberg, 28, agreed in late February to extend his Ducks career and keep himself out of the free-agent marketplace this summer, and he put pen to paper March 2. He’s honored his commitment just as Murray expected he would, going on a hot streak in the games that followed.

Silfverberg’s goal against the Coyotes extended his scoring streak to a career-best seven games (five goals, four assists). It also was his team-leading 21st goal of the season, leaving him two shy of his career-best of 23, set in 2016-17, when things were a good deal rosier for the Ducks.

“At the end of the day, not really,” Silfverberg said when asked if there was any personal satisfaction from playing such a leading role for the Ducks. “At the same time, we have 10 games to play and we keep saying we might as well make the best out of it.

“No one likes going out and losing 6-1. That’s not fun for anyone.”

Devin Shore skated into the slot in the opening seconds of the second period and since no one in a Coyotes uniform seemed concerned, he fired the puck at Arizona goaltender Darcy Kuemper. Silfverberg got a piece of the puck, deflecting it behind Kuemper.

As highlights go, that was about it for the Ducks.

Miller thought he had gloved Ekman-Larsson’s rising shot from the left wing while the Ducks were on a power play late in the first period, but the puck appeared to slip through the webbing and into the back of the net to give the Coyotes a 1-0 lead at 17:25.

The Ducks then lost track of Demers, who skated into an open patch of ice and beat Miller with a shot from the perimeter for a 2-0 lead at 19:10. Hinostroza scored twice on power plays in the second, after Silfverberg had cut the Ducks’ deficit to 2-1 only 58 seconds into the second.

The Ducks pressured the Coyotes in the final period, but they accomplished little more than padding their advantage in shots on goal. The Ducks outshot Arizona by game’s end 38-24, but they couldn’t outscore them and fell to 28-35-9. Arizona is 36-30-5.

“It got away from us at the end,” Ducks assistant coach Marty Wilford said. “Believe it or not, we did a lot of good things, put a lot of rubber at the net. They capitalized on one or two of their (chances) early and we didn’t, and that was pretty much the story of the game.

“Special teams, they obviously won that battle. Penalty killing, we were a little bit sloppy with the puck. We had numerous times we could have cleared the puck and we didn’t, and that’s usually when it comes back to hurt you.”

AROUND THE RINK

The Ducks used their emergency recall to summon Kalle Kossila and Andy Welinski from the San Diego Gulls of the AHL. Kossila and Welinski participated in the morning skate and joined their Ducks teammates for their pregame warmup, but were scratched from the lineup. …

Ryan Kesler and Brendan Guhle didn’t accompany the Ducks on their two-game trip to the play the Coyotes and the Colorado Avalanche. Kesler sat out for the fourth game because of his ongoing hip issue and Guhle was sidelined for a fifth game because of an upper-body injury.

Elliott Teaford covers the Anaheim Ducks for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He covered the Ducks for 12 years, including the Stanley Cup season, for the Los Angeles Times and the Daily Breeze before returning to the beat in 2018 for SCNG. He also covered the Lakers for five seasons, including their back-to-back NBA championships in 2009 and '10. He once made a jump shot over future Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton during a pickup game in 1980 at Cypress College.